Volume 4 Chapter 281

Volume 4 + Chapter 281: The Dragon Clan’s Aid Plan

The fate of the current Vampire Queen, Miu Miu Borgia, seemed to be decided today.

She would be pushed onto the guillotine by the crowd, her body and head separated. The Crimson Empire, unable to pay the enormous reparations, would collapse, fracturing and disintegrating under the contention of various major powers.

Every person present thought so. The leaders of each country had already begun contemplating how their nations would carve up this massive cake in the future.

However, just at this moment, an unexpected voice emerged.

Someone actually said they would cover the war reparations?

Everyone’s first thought was that this must be a joke.

“Who dares utter such wild boasts in the International Tribunal? Causing trouble at such an important occasion, are you tired of living?!” The Dwarf King roared angrily.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, intending to rebuke this presumptuous individual and eject the troublemaker.

But what they saw was…

A silver-haired, silver-eyed dragon girl?

“Xia Yiyi?” Miu Miu exclaimed, her eyes widening in astonishment.

Xia Yi, accompanied by the royal maid Serra, had appeared in the International Tribunal.

Facing everyone’s gaze, she remained unflustered, displaying the impeccable etiquette of the Dragon Royal Family.

“Everyone, my apologies. My mother is currently entangled in state affairs and could not attend in person. Therefore, she has sent me, the Silver Dragon Princess Xia Yi · Christie, to represent the Dragon Royal Family here in the Pear Archipelago to participate in the International Tribunal’s trial of the Vampire Clan.”

“…Silver Dragon Princess, the Dragon Clan’s representative seat is over here.” The judge indicated the location to Xia Yi.

“Thank you~”

Xia Yi took her seat and made a gesture.

“Please proceed.”

“What are you talking about?” the Dwarf King demanded. “Silver Dragon Princess, why would you make such a joke in the International Tribunal?”

“A joke?”

Xia Yi blinked her eyes.

“Dwarf King, which specific statement are you referring to?”

“‘War reparations, we’ll cover them!’ That kind of joke is not amusing! Even if you want to lighten the mood, please observe the occasion. This is not the time for frivolity!” the Dwarf King retorted.

Xia Yi smiled slightly. “What if it’s not a joke?”

“What?”

The Dwarf King was taken aback.

Including other nations’ high officials and rulers, everyone felt their brains tremble at this statement.

“Everyone should be able to see that the Vampire Clan, in its current state, is absolutely incapable of paying war reparations to all victorious nations. Forget three years, they probably couldn’t do it in thirty! I believe this is a situation no one wishes to see. After all, for this war, all our allied nations have invested significantly!”

Xia Yi presented the facts, breaking the tacit understanding shared by all nations.

She looked at the Dwarf King.

“Isn’t that right, Dwarf King? You also wouldn’t want to fail to receive actual payment, correct?”

“This…”

The Dwarf King found it difficult to reply.

What Xia Yi said was true. Everyone did want the money, but it was also true the Vampire Clan currently had none.

“Miu Miu, even if you exhaust all your resources, within three years, can the Vampire Clan provide these reparations?” Xia Yi asked.

“It is impossible,” Miu Miu shook her head.

“Since the Vampire Clan is incapable of paying the war reparations, then, representing the Dragon Royal Family, I have a reasonable proposal to end this war without violating the peace treaty,” Xia Yi paused. “Our Dragon Kingdom will provide financial aid to the Crimson Empire to help the Vampire Clan rebuild their nation. This would make it possible to repay the war reparations.”

“This is an excellent proposal. As the Vampire Queen, I am willing to accept it on behalf of the Vampire Clan,” Miu Miu immediately replied.

The two hadn’t discussed this matter beforehand, yet they coordinated seamlessly, as if sharing a single mind.

“Dwarf King, what do you think? This way, the Vampire Clan will be able to afford the war reparations.”

Xia Yi turned her gaze to the Dwarf King once more.

Before departing, Xia Lulu had already instructed Xia Yi to proceed boldly. As for the reparations issue, Xia Lulu had many ways to handle it, for example, slightly delaying payment schedules and then letting capable races come knocking to collect.

“This…”

The Dwarf King’s expression changed drastically, momentarily unable to refute.

This is bad.

It seems the Dragon Clan can actually afford it!

Having money truly makes one willful.

“What is the Dragon Clan trying to do?!”

The Nine-Tailed Fox Emperor frowned deeply.

He truly couldn’t understand why the Dragon Clan had become so charitable, actually wanting to help the Vampire Clan, which was already in dire straits?

Other nations were also momentarily puzzled.

However, Xia Yi’s next sentence was nothing short of dropping a bombshell.

“To prevent history from repeating itself, the Dragon Clan will not only provide financial aid to the Vampire Clan but will also dispatch troops to be stationed within Vampire Clan territory. This will prevent the Vampire Clan from initiating war again and ensure they actively fulfill the treaty! Under the Dragon Clan’s deterrence and supervision, the Crimson Empire will surely be reborn. We, the Dragon Clan, have a comprehensive aid plan!” Xia Yi made a stunning announcement.

Bang!

The Elven Grand General slammed the table hard, immediately standing up and roaring, “Dragon Clan, what is the meaning of this?!”

“I am aiding the Vampire Clan!”

“You call this aiding???”

Kennedy’s face twitched.

The representatives of other nations were also almost at their limit.

It was blatantly obvious that the Dragon Clan intended to take the Vampire Clan under its wing. Stationing troops there meant forcibly protecting the Vampire Clan. Who would dare touch that cake then?

The Dragon Clan’s intentions were now clear to all.

“My fated rival, she… she’s going to take Miu Miu…!”

The little fox, who had come with her father, watching this scene, grew truly frantic.

From now on, Miu Miu will be in Xia Yi’s hands.

Given that smelly bat’s nature, she would definitely try every way to get close to her fated rival.

That would be disastrous!!

The little fox was about to become a frantic fox.

“Father Emperor, think of something! How about… we buy the Vampire Clan!”

“Don’t speak such nonsense!” the Nine-Tailed Fox Emperor replied.

In truth, he was also helpless. The Fox Clan truly couldn’t afford it.

“Our Anti-Vampire Clan Alliance will not permit such a thing to happen!” Kennedy replied forcefully. “Dragon Clan, your unilateral and arbitrary actions are making an enemy of every nation on this continent!”

“Our Dragon Clan is merely trying to solve the problem in good faith, Kennedy. You are the one making the problem unsolvable.”

Xia Yi looked utterly innocent.

“Well then, you are also welcome to provide financial aid to the Vampire Clan. We won’t stop you.”

Everyone was speechless. Who could afford that money?

Never mind affording it, even if they could, who would have the confidence, like the Dragon Clan, to rely on their own nation’s strength to contend with other countries and hold onto that cake?

Looking at the history of this continent, only the Dragon Clan possessed the funds and the might to accomplish this.

“Dammit…!”

Kennedy gritted his teeth, so angry he was about to explode.

Who was it that originally let the Dragon Clan join the Anti-Vampire Clan Alliance?

It was an absolute blunder, 

Wait.

The Elven Grand General suddenly remembered something.

The one who agreed to let the Dragon Clan join the Anti-Vampire Clan Alliance and vouched for them back then seemed to be…?

[https://ko-fi.com/golden_dragon]